@article{MAKHILLIJTM202116320021,
    title = {Preventive Mass Vaccination Campaign Against Meningococcal Meningitis in Refugee Camps
of Cameroun During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Vaccination Coverage, Challenges, Best
Practices and Lessons Learned},
    journal = {International Journal of Tropical Medicine},
    volume = {16},
    number = {3},
    pages = {41-46},
    year = {2021},
    issn = {1816-3319},
    doi = {ijtmed.2021.41.46},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-3319&doi=ijtmed.2021.41.46},
    author = {Adidja,André,Isabelle,Iyale,Armanda,Martin,Aimé,Hassanatou and},
    keywords = {Vaccination,campaign,meningitis,refugee camps,COVID-19},
    abstract = {Refugees represent the perfect breeding
grounds for infectious diseases as they might transport
germs as easily as their belongings. Also, Cameroon is
part of the meningitis belt which makes it prone to the
emergence of a meningitis epidemic. This study describes
challenges and lessons learnt from a preventive mass
vaccination campaign against meningococcal meningitis
in refugee camps of Cameroon during the COVID-19
pandemic. It was a cross-sectional study conducted from
July to September 2020. Two rounds of a preventive mass
vaccination campaign against meningococcal A, C, Y, W
was planned and conducted from 20th-31st July in the
Far-North within the first round from the 18th-31st
August 2020 in the East region and the Adamawa within
the second round. The target was 191652 people
aged 2 years and above including pregnant women.
Following adequate advocacy and social mobilization,
people targeted received an intramuscular injection of
0.5 mL of Menactra<sup>TM</sup>. Data and immunization
information were filled on vaccination cards. In
Cameroon having strategies to cover insecure areas,
organizing vaccination posts following social distancing
standards and ensuring better planning of inputs before
the vaccination beginning may be key to improving higher
vaccination coverage in refugee camps in the context of
COVID-19 pandemic response.}
    }